How Many People Are Named Neer?
An estimated 101 people in the United States have the first name Neer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Neer peaked in popularity in 2022 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Neer as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Neer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
101
About 1 in 3,393,607 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
13 births
Total Registered
102
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Neer
Neer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 102 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Neer as a male name
Ranked #13,596 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (13 births)
Neer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Neer span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 64 babies were registered. While Neer is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Neer by Decade
How has Neer tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Neer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Neer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Neer
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Neer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Neer?
We estimate approximately 101 people named Neer are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,393,607 Americans share this first name.
Is Neer a common name?
Neer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 102 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Neer most popular?
Neer reached peak popularity in 2022, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Neer is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Neer a male name?
Neer is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Neer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Neer Smith, Neer Johnson, Neer Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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